nimrod

IPA/ˈnɪm.rɒd/
KK[nˈɪmrɑd]IPA/ˈnɪm.rɑːd/

nimrod — 名詞

  • nimrodsingular
  • nimrodsplural

1. an insulting word for someone who does something very silly or lacks common sens

1.名詞B2
釋義

笨蛋；傻子

用來罵人愚蠢、行為可笑

an insulting word for someone who does something very silly or lacks common sense; it suggests the person is annoyingly foolish, not just mildly stupid.

例句

Some nimrod parked his car right in front of the fire hydrant.

某個笨蛋把車直接停在消防栓前面。

collocation: some nimrod + [irritating action]

Lauren called her brother a complete nimrod after he poured juice over her laptop.

Lauren 罵她弟弟是大笨蛋，因為他把果汁倒在她的筆電上。

pattern: call someone a complete nimrod

同義詞
  • idiot

    more common and direct; nimrod has a slightly mocking, dated flavour

  • fool

    broader, can be milder; nimrod is specifically contemptuous

  • moron

    more aggressive; nimrod is less harsh but still insulting

反義詞
  • genius

    opposite on the intelligence scale

文法句型

call + someone + a nimrod

用法筆記

This is the modern meaning and is always insulting. It originated as a sarcastic reference to the biblical figure Nimrod ("a mighty hunter") and is now almost never used in a positive sense.

常見錯誤

❌He is a nimrod hunter.
✅He is a skilled hunter.
💡'nimrod' alone already means a hunter in the dated sense; do not add 'hunter' after it.
❌You nimrod!' (to a close friend as a joke).
✅You idiot!
💡While 'nimrod' is insulting, it can sound dated to younger speakers; 'idiot' is more current.

2. a person who hunts wild animals and is especially good at tracking and killing t

2.名詞C1
釋義

好獵手

擅長打獵的人（舊式用法）

a person who hunts wild animals and is especially good at tracking and killing them — a very old use of the word that most modern speakers would not recognise.

例句

The old tales describe the chief as a mighty nimrod who fed the whole village through winter.

古老的傳說描述那位酋長是厲害的獵人，靠他養活全村度過冬天。

collocation: mighty nimrod

In the hunting lodge portraits of famous nimrods lined the walls beside their trophies.

狩獵小屋的牆上掛著名獵人的畫像，旁邊是他們的戰利品。

同義詞
  • hunter

    neutral and common; nimrod is poetic and old-fashioned

  • huntsman

    formal, roughly the same register as the archaic nimrod

文法句型

a [adjective] nimrod

用法筆記

This archaic sense is rarely used today except in historical fiction or very formal hunting contexts. Most English speakers know only the insulting sense (sense 1). The word's origin is the biblical figure Nimrod, described as 'a mighty hunter before the Lord' in Genesis.

常見錯誤

❌He is a nimrod.' (expected meaning: skilled hunter)
✅He is a skilled hunter.
💡Outside of historical writing, 'nimrod' will be understood as an insult.